Publications
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European Protests and the Spread of Online Hate
The last two months have seen escalating protests across France. The demonstrations began in the name of improving educational standards, but have since expanded to include a host of other economic, political and social issues. While the protests have reportedly been largely peaceful, in the last few weeks they have also started to feature significant…
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A Live-Streamed Execution: Would Social Media Platforms Have Protected Australian Users?
In 2009, Nidal Hasan, a US Army Major and psychiatrist, killed 13 US Military personnel and injured dozens more after opening fire at military base Fort Hood, Texas. Hasan claimed that he had carried out the attack to stop American soldiers being deployed to Afghanistan and killing fellow Muslims. In 2013, Hasan was convicted of…
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Disturbing Responses to Attempted Hindu Temple Shooting
On Sunday 11th of October, Police arrested a 19 year old in a small village in Illinois who was charged with planning a mass shooting at a local Hindu Temple. Earlier that day, the suspect had messaged a colleague, telling him that he had been at the Temple but that his gun had jammed, and…
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Analysing the new normal
Three years after October 7, OHPI’s report reveals that online antisemitism remains at significantly elevated levels. The report provides a detailed look at the changing nature and levels of antisemitism across Facebook, Twitter / X, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, LinkedIn, Gab, Telegram, BitChute, LinkedIn and Threads.
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Up-Coming report from the Online Hate Prevention Institute: Online Antisemitism 3 Years on from October 7
Three years ago today, on 7 October 2023, Hamas led a major terrorist attack in Israel, killing 1,195 people including 36 children, injuring many more, and committing the war crime of hostage taking. The Online Hate Prevention Institute remembers the victims, the survivors, the families of those killed and taken, and all those affected by…
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Belleville Synagogue Shooting Report
On the evening of Yom Kippur, 20 September 2026, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, a gunman carried out what police described as “a deliberate attack directed at members of the Jewish community”. The attack targeted the Sons of Jacob Synagogue and resulted in an exchange of gunfire between the assailant and a police officer stationed outside,…
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Extremism in Canada on Yom Kippur
On Sunday Night a gunman opened fire on the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville in Ontario, Canada. It was Erev Yom Kippur, the evening marking the start of the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. This is the festival when synagogue attendance is at its highest. The attack has echoes of the 2019 Yom…
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“Free Speech” Selectively Enforced on X
The Ongoing Effects of Musk’s X Acquisition Following Melon Musk’s acquisition and rebranding of Twitter to ‘X’ in October of 2022, policies governing safety and conduct were changed or discarded, and the number of engineers tasked specifically with “trust and safety issues” was reduced from 279 at the time of Musk’s acquisition to 55 in…
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Technology Facilitated Violence Against Women
Documentation and analysis of online abuse targeting Collective Shout This report examines the sustained campaign of hostility, harassment and harm directed at Collective Shout during 2025-26 following its advocacy to remove video games depicting rape, incest, sexual torture and child sexual abuse material from the digital distribution platforms Steam and Itch.io. The investigation finds that…
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Sadistic Online Networks Targeting Vulnerable Children
Content Sensitivity Warning This briefing includes themes of animal cruelty, child exploitation, sexual abuse, and suicide. If you have seen disturbing content online or are having distressing thoughts, you can reach Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636. The Australian Federal Police has published a guide to Understanding Sadistic Online…